Canadian River Class Destroyer Megathread

[calculus]

Is that article accurate when it talks about the Leonardo 5 inch gun? I thought that others on here have pointed out that this has been dropped for the BAE 5 inch, correct?

That change is mentioned in the article, under the heading Above-Water Warfare & Sensors Updates

 

[Halifax Tar]

I am now involved the crew composition for these.

I don't envy the people who have to make the decisions.

 

[Czech_pivo]

I am now involved the crew composition for these.

I don't envy the people who have to make the decisions.

Based on known info/decisions today, RCD over or under the current Halifax crew composition for a single ship?

 

[Halifax Tar]

Based on known info/decisions today, RCD over or under the current Halifax crew composition for a single ship?

Under, well under.

 

[Czech_pivo]

Under, well under.

Well there's a solid positive!

 

[Halifax Tar]

Well there's a solid positive!

We will see. In my opinion, it's not the size that matters, but the composition.

It appears the RCN is making a conscious effort to improve upon the crewing compositions models used for the AOPS and MCDVs, and that's a positive development.

From a sustainment perspective, the key will be ensuring that leadership and command teams understand that you cannot achieve CPF-level service and support with fewer resources. Overall, however, based on the numbers and positions I have seen, I am encouraged and optimistic.

 

[Czech_pivo]

We will see. In my opinion, it's not the size that matters, but the composition.

It appears the RCN is making a conscious effort to improve upon the crewing compositions models used for the AOPS and MCDVs, and that's a positive development.

From a sustainment perspective, the key will be ensuring that leadership and command teams understand that you cannot achieve CPF-level service and support with fewer resources. Overall, however, based on the numbers and positions I have seen, I am encouraged and optimistic.

Good to hear!

Now to open up a steady, increasing number of new recruits coming into the RCN and the corner can be turned.

 

[Furniture]

It appears the RCN is making a conscious effort to improve upon the crewing compositions models used for the AOPS and MCDVs, and that's a positive development.

I fear they have learned the wrong lessons, but hope to be pleasantly surprised...

 

[FSTO]

We will see. In my opinion, it's not the size that matters, but the composition.

It appears the RCN is making a conscious effort to improve upon the crewing compositions models used for the AOPS and MCDVs, and that's a positive development.

From a sustainment perspective, the key will be ensuring that leadership and command teams understand that you cannot achieve CPF-level service and support with fewer resources. Overall, however, based on the numbers and positions I have seen, I am encouraged and optimistic.

Before I left Ottawa, the talk for sustainment of the ships was to have robust shore support coupled with extensive (in a Canadian sense, not a USN version) FLS for deployed units.
Don't know where they are on that idea now.

 

[Stoker]

Before I left Ottawa, the talk for sustainment of the ships was to have robust shore support coupled with extensive (in a Canadian sense, not a USN version) FLS for deployed units.
Don't know where they are on that idea now.

Rumour has it and of course I may be wrong is that 300 acre parcel of land in Eastern Passage will be a refuelling dock on the ocean side for the ships including the river class and across the main road will be buildings to support the river class which I assume is probably stores.